How to Speak Google

Our top 3 Google search tips that make your searching more effective and efficient:

“” Use quotation marks when searching for a phrase, such as “global warming”

-(minus sign) works like NOT, excluding pages with the word that follows from results. Example: +pollution -air

site: or -site: On google.com, use the site limit to narrow your results.Examples: depression treatment site:edu will show results only on .edu sites; “prescription drugs” -site:com will show results from any site except a .com.

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